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"My house is almost like a naturalist's museum," she admits. This particular passion for the unexpected and elusive keeps her traveling, creating, working with private clients, and, most of all, searching for that unlikely object that both intrigues and inspires. And many of these finds tend to be imbued with the patina of age and function. "With less clutter in a room or setting, there's more focus on functional objects as art forms," Annie explains. But while Annie is frequently animated by the inanimate, she's also attracted to nature and its myriad elements--bits of moss, rose hips, curled leaves, bark, even fungi. As for an antique Northern Chinese plate in a lush watery green--when filled with her woodland gatherings--"it makes me happier than anything purchased," she says, smiling. You can see Annie's artful displays showcased at Lost, Found, and Debris, three antiques shops in the heart of the Trinity district, Dallas's design and antiques hub.